Vocabulary Weeks Five and Six

a formal speech or in the style of a formal speech

• oppression

• beacon

• oration

• omit

unfair treatment or control of a person or group of

people

• oppression

• beacon

• oration

• omit

a light or fire set up high, so people can see it; it can be

used to signal or warn others

• oppression

• beacon

• oration

• omit

leave out

• evaluate

• enthrall

• oration

• omit

fascinate someone; capture someone’s attention

• evaluate

• enthrall

• oration

• omit

determine the value of something; make a judgment of

something

• evaluate

• enthrall

• oration

• omit

abundant in amount; a lot

• fruitless

• flabbergasted

• copious

• alleged

greatly surprised; astonished

• fruitless

• flabbergasted

• copious

• alleged

useless; unproductive; not achieving desired results

• fruitless

• flabbergasted

• copious

• alleged

describing something claimed without proof

• fruitless

• flabbergasted

• copious

• alleged